Church Of The SubGenius: N. A Mutant Offshoot Of
{Discordianism} Launched In 1981 As A Spoof Of Fundamentalist
Christianity By The `Reverend' Ivan Stang
:Church of the SubGenius: n. A mutant offshoot of
{Discordianism} launched in 1981 as a spoof of fundamentalist
Christianity by the `Reverend' Ivan Stang, a brilliant satirist
with a gift for promotion. Popular among hackers as a rich source
of bizarre imagery and references such as "Bob" the divine
drilling-equipment salesman, the Benevolent Space Xists, and the
Stark Fist of Removal. Much SubGenius theory is concerned with the
acquisition of the mystical substance or quality of {slack}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
